2. I would try and get him a copy of the book from Shanbhag at the Strand Book Stall who I knew had a few. 3. No sweat; his horror movies and his money were safe with him. I had no intention of getting within miles of …

One of my favorites urban pleasures has long been buying books on the street. In New York, this means book stalls – and more specifically, the Strand’s book stall, at the southeast edge of Central Park, across Fifth Avenue from the Hotel Pierre.

That is how Will Durant, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian philosopher, describes India in his book The Case for India, which has now been republished by Strand Book Stall ... I wanted more people to read it,” he said. He said that a sheikh from ...

“One woman jumped over her stall and said how handsome I looked in a longyi ... And second, The Strand has served it for over 100 years.” Yangon’s Strand Hotel is a lynchpin for the book, with its history of glory …

There are various editions of 'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin' that covers ... the Bantam edition which is sold at a 20 percent discount (a hallmark of Strand Book Stall that sells books at a discount) at Rs 240. After the book gained currency ...

While Strand Book Stall and Oxford Bookstore have no stock left, Crossword still has a few copies. Strand claims to have been the first store in Mumbai to put the novel on its shelves eight months ago, and has sold more than 800 copies. Oxford and ...

The two shared their anguish over lack of civic sense in the society ... author Pavan Choudary decided to co-author a book on civil behaviour. On Tuesday, ‘Broom & Groom’ was unveiled at Strand Book Stall in the City. It is time to stop indulging ...

But the number of books sold is reducing, and PM Shenvi, manager at Strand Book Stall believes this is due to online availability of the classics for free, and dying reading habits. “Nowadays when I travel, I hardly see anyone reading a book. They are ...

Back at his stall, he resumed his incessant sorting and culling of books that are carted over nonstop from the buying counter in the rear of the store. There, the buyers — headed by the Strand’s owner, Fred Bass, 84, whose father, Benjamin Bass ...

Mumbai's extraordinary colour ... and still a centre of business life – both celebrated in 21 fascinating essays. "From the iconic Strand Book Stall to the newly refurbished The Bookpoint, Horniman Circle must boast the biggest number of book stores ...